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šŸŒ± Are Petersburg backyard pools as safe as you think they are?

Petersburg, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Petersburg! Weā€™re back, helping you stay up to date with whatā€™s happening. Let's take on the day together! ā˜€ļø

In today's newsletter:

  • Are Petersburg backyard pools as safe as you think they are?
  • What will Petersburgā€™s new public works chief tackle first?
  • Why is Petersburgā€™s water system facing nearly a billion in repairs?

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 64.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. šŸŒ¶ Hot!

šŸ“° News we're reading

1. Crater Health District Offers Tips to Make Residential Pools Safe, Prevent Drownings (virginia.gov) ā€” With World Drowning Prevention Day this weekend, Petersburgā€™s Crater Health District is urging families to make backyard pools safer, especially for young children most at risk. Officials share practical steps like fencing pools, using selfā€‘latching gates, removing ladders and toys, and adding alarms, while stressing constant supervision, swim lessons, and CPR training to prevent tragedies in local neighborhoods.
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2. VDOT worker killed in Chesterfield shooting (progress-index.com) ā€” A VDOT contractor was killed and another injured in a domesticā€‘related shooting Friday morning at a Route 1 work site in Chesterfield County, prompting ramp and lane closures while state police search for a suspect. In other regional updates, health officials cleared Hopewellā€™s Bailey Bay for swimming after a sewage spill, and Petersburg appointed Richard K. Harris III to lead its public works and utilities department, a role central to city services and infrastructure.
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3. What Virginia's water crises are telling us about the infrastructure under our feet (augustafreepress.com) ā€” Petersburg is facing nearly a billion dollars in needed water and utility work, part of a broader statewide crisis of aging pipes, plants, and retiring water workers. The piece explains how underfunded infrastructure, workforce shortages, and complex treatment needs can lead to outages, contamination, and higher rates. Residents are urged to engage with utility boards and demand longā€‘term planning before systems fail.
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4. Hampton Roads consumers face return of $4 gas as Iran war intensifies (pilotonline.com) ā€” Petersburg drivers are now paying close to $4 a gallon as gas prices surge again across Virginia, driven by renewed conflict involving Iran and disrupted global oil shipping. The Richmondā€“Petersburg area has seen prices jump several cents in just days, adding pressure on families, truckers, and fuel retailers. Experts warn depleted fuel inventories could keep prices high and feed broader inflation.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ā€¼ļøMISSINGā€¼ļø
    If anyone has seen a small skinny black, brown and white chihuahua in the Petersburg area please message me. She ran off earlier today around 5:30-6ā€¦ (Nextdoor Old Towne)
  • I found a kitten its tanish gray and was crying in my yard .
    we feed her, poor thing was starving. Gonna try to catch it. But I have 4 cats & a German shepherd. She's not safe. Plz someone say she's just lostā€¦ (Nextdoor Oakhurst1)
  • YMCA of Greater Richmond posted a job opening for Summer Camp Counselors - Petersburg YMCA in Petersburg. Apply here.
  • PETERSBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Petersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Petersburg here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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